Angelique Kerber vs Kimberly Birrell — Australian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
GER2
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019
hard
Kimberly Birrell
AUS
Kimberly Birrell
#72WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
Kerber A.
6-1 6-0
Birrell K.
Kerber A.
662
Birrell K.
100

Angelique Kerber defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-1 6-0 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in defending last year's semi-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Birrell K.

Birrell K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Kerber A.Birrell K.
—
Serve
22
—
Return
43

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Kerber A.Birrell K.
1st serve in·Even
66%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.3
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (154 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Birrell K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
87
65
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
77
Break points won·Clear edge
95
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
86
65
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
90
77

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Kerber A.Birrell K.
Freshness·
—
94

Birrell K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Osaka N.[4]
Kvitova P.[8]
7-625-76-4
Semi-finals
Osaka N.[4]
Pliskova K.[7]
6-24-66-4
Kvitova P.[8]
Collins D.
7-626-0
Quarter-finals
Osaka N.[4]
Svitolina E.[6]
6-46-1
Kvitova P.[8]
Barty A.[15]
6-16-4
Collins D.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
2-67-56-1
Pliskova K.[7]
Williams S.[16]
6-44-67-5
R16
Williams S.[16]
Halep S.[1]
6-14-66-4
Osaka N.[4]
Sevastova A.[13]
4-66-36-4
Svitolina E.[6]
Keys M.[17]
6-21-66-1
Barty A.[15]
Sharapova M.[30]
4-66-16-4
Collins D.
Kerber A.[2]
6-06-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Anisimova A.
6-26-1
Pliskova K.[7]
Muguruza G.[18]
6-36-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Stephens S.[5]
6-736-36-3
R32
Halep S.[1]
Williams V.
6-26-3
Williams S.[16]
Yastremska D.
6-26-1
Muguruza G.[18]
Bacsinszky T.
7-656-2
Pliskova K.[7]
Giorgi C.[27]
6-43-66-2
Sevastova A.[13]
Wang Q.[21]
6-36-3
Keys M.[17]
Mertens E.[12]
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Zhang S.
4-66-47-5
Kvitova P.[8]
Bencic B.
6-16-4
Anisimova A.
Sabalenka A.[11]
6-36-2
Sharapova M.[30]
Wozniacki C.[3]
6-44-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Sasnovich A.
6-06-3
Collins D.
Garcia C.[19]
6-36-2
Kerber A.[2]
Birrell K.
6-16-0
Stephens S.[5]
Martic P.[31]
7-667-65
Barty A.[15]
Sakkari M.
7-56-1
Osaka N.[4]
Hsieh S.[28]
5-76-46-1
R64
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Bertens K.[9]
3-66-36-3
Williams V.
Cornet A.
6-34-66-0
Yastremska D.
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
6-33-66-1
Williams S.[16]
Bouchard E.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[18]
Konta J.
6-46-737-5
Pliskova K.[7]
Brengle M.
4-66-16-0
Hsieh S.[28]
Siegemund L.
6-36-4
Wang Q.[21]
Krunic A.
6-26-3
Sevastova A.[13]
Andreescu B.
6-33-66-2
Mertens E.[12]
Gasparyan M.
6-17-5
Keys M.[17]
Potapova A.
6-36-4
Zhang S.
Pliskova K.
6-37-5
Svitolina E.[6]
Hruncakova V.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.[8]
Begu I.
6-16-3
Bencic B.
Putintseva Y.
7-54-66-2
Sabalenka A.[11]
Boulter K.
6-36-4
Barty A.[15]
Wang Y.
6-26-3
Sakkari M.
Sharma A.
6-16-4
Sharapova M.[30]
Peterson R.
6-26-1
Stephens S.[5]
Babos T.
6-36-1
Martic P.[31]
Vondrousova M.
6-47-5
Sasnovich A.
Kontaveit A.[20]
6-36-3
Collins D.
Vickery S.
6-37-5
Birrell K.
Vekic D.[29]
6-44-66-1
Kerber A.[2]
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-3
Giorgi C.[27]
Swiatek I.
6-26-0
Halep S.[1]
Kenin S.
6-36-756-4
Osaka N.[4]
Zidansek T.
6-26-4
Bacsinszky T.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-27-5
Garcia C.[19]
Hives Z.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.[3]
Larsson J.
6-16-3
Anisimova A.
Tsurenko L.[24]
6-06-2
R128
Giorgi C.[27]
Jakupovic D.
6-36-0
Swiatek I.
Bogdan A.
6-33-66-4
Brengle M.
Doi M.
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[7]
Muchova K.
6-36-2
Osaka N.[4]
Linette M.
6-46-2
Siegemund L.
Azarenka V.
6-756-46-2
Hsieh S.[28]
Voegele S.
6-26-1
Wang Q.[21]
Ferro F.
6-46-3
Krunic A.
Diyas Z.
3-67-56-1
Andreescu B.
Osuigwe W.
7-616-706-3
Sevastova A.[13]
Barthel M.
6-36-1
Mertens E.[12]
Schmiedlova A.
6-27-5
Potapova A.
Parmentier P.
6-47-65
Keys M.[17]
Aiava D.
6-26-2
Zhang S.
Cibulkova D.[26]
6-24-66-2
Pliskova K.
Blinkova A.
7-622-66-2
Hruncakova V.
Baindl K.
4-66-46-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Golubic V.
6-16-2
Bencic B.
Siniakova K.
6-42-66-3
Tsurenko L.[24]
Alexandrova E.
6-47-64
Anisimova A.
Niculescu M.
7-636-4
Boulter K.
Makarova K.
6-04-67-66
Sabalenka A.[11]
Kalinskaya A.
6-16-4
Sharma A.
Hon P.
7-54-66-1
Sakkari M.
Ostapenko J.[22]
6-13-66-2
Sharapova M.[30]
Dart H.
6-06-0
Wozniacki C.[3]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[5]
Townsend T.
6-46-2
Vondrousova M.
Rodina E.
6-36-2
Martic P.[31]
Watson H.
6-16-2
Kontaveit A.[20]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-2
Sasnovich A.
Flipkens K.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Puig M.
6-46-3
Bertens K.[9]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-3
Collins D.
Goerges J.[14]
2-67-656-4
Hives Z.
Mattek Sands B.
6-16-2
Garcia C.[19]
Ponchet J.
6-26-3
Vekic D.[29]
Mladenovic K.
6-26-4
Birrell K.
Badosa P.
6-46-2
Haddad Maia B.
Pera B.
6-35-76-4
Kerber A.[2]
Hercog P.
6-26-2
Halep S.[1]
Kanepi K.
6-726-46-2
Kenin S.
Kudermetova V.
6-33-67-5
Cornet A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
Burel C.
7-56-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Lepchenko V.
6-726-26-4
Konta J.
Tomljanovic A.
7-642-67-67
Muguruza G.[18]
Zheng S.
6-26-3
Begu I.
Petkovic A.
6-734-3
Larsson J.
Lapko V.
7-653-0
Babos T.
Jabeur O.
7-657-63
Wang Y.
Perez E.
6-46-0
Gasparyan M.
Zhu L.
4-66-26-2
Yastremska D.
Stosur S.
7-56-2
Zidansek T.
Saville D.
7-56-3
Peterson R.
Cirstea S.
6-46-1
Barty A.[15]
Kumkhum L.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Buzarnescu M.[25]
6-737-636-2
Vickery S.
Bonaventure Y.
2-66-46-4
Putintseva Y.
Strycova B.[32]
6-47-61
Bouchard E.
Peng S.
6-26-1
Williams S.[16]
Maria T.
6-06-2
Bacsinszky T.
Kasatkina D.[10]
6-36-0